Half to august schultz



(No Model.)

S. S. SCHOFF..

EUNNING GEAR EOE VEHICLES.

No. 894.544. Patented Deo. 11, 1888.

WI TNESSES mmgnpner. wmingmn. DA c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

SAMUEL STOVER SOHOFF, OF HAGERSTOVVN, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO AUGUST SCI-IULTZ, OF SAME PLACE.

RUNNING-GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,544, dated December 11, 1888.

Application tiled May 18, 1888. Serial No. 274,286. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, SAMUEL STOVER SCHOEF,

a citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Hagerstown, in the county of Tashington and State of lllaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Running-Gears, of which the following' is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in running-gears; and it comprises the detail construction, combination, and arrangement ot' parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly I5 pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of my improved running-gear. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof on the line .fr Fig. 3 is a central 2o transverse section on the line yy y, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the clips and its connections.

The chief object of the invention is to dispense with the wooden side bars heretofore 2 5 employed in running-gears, and to use in lieu thereof hollow metallic bars or rods, thus greatly strengthening the vehicle and making thesame more durable and lasting'.

""Referring to the drawings, A A designate 3o two parallel hollow side bars or rods connected at their rear ends to the axle a and at their front ends to the transverse head-bar a', the connection between said bars or rods and axle and head-bar being eit'ected by clips a2 a2, passed over the ends of said side bars or rods and through apertures of lower horizontal plates, a3, as shown. The ends of these clips have .nuts tit-ted thereon for tightening the same in position.

B B are two oppositely-disposed clips or shackles fitted two on each hollow side bar or rod, as shown, the outwardly-projecting portions of said clips being apertured for projection therethrough of said bars or rods. These clips are secured or held in place by means of two rings or collars, b b, located on either side thereof and provided with set-screws b', bearing against said bars or rods. By means of these rings or collars the clips are prevented from having a lateral movement, and thus avoid injury to said side bars or rods. The inner U shaped portions of the oppositely-disposed clips are secured to the outer ends of springs C C, the same being held by nutted bolts b2, passed through looped ends of said springs. A fiat bolster-board, b3, is secured to each spring as shown, and to these bolsterboards the vehicle-body (not shown) is attached. By means of these clips or shackles the springs have a free swing when weighted down, and all elongation of the springs is taken up by said clips, thereby removing the strain from the hollow side bars or rods, and said clips are so held by the rings or collars as to prevent any lateral deiiection of the springs or the striking of the clips against the side bars, thus obviating the wear and frietion usually experienced by pendent clips and the strain on the springs caused by the rebound thereot when the vehicle-body moves up or down.

D D are curved plates or collars fitted upon the side bars, A, and are each provided with a set-screw, d, for holding the same at the desired point. These plates are designed to protect the side bars from injury caused by contact therewith of the front wheels in turning the vehicle.

The head-bar a has secured, by means of clips e e, to about its center the upper stationary section, e', of a fifth-wheel, E, the lower section thereof being secured by nutted bolts e2 to the front axle, e3, and is pivotally held in place by a king-bolt, e", passed through central coincident apertures. The lower ends of each two t)ppositely-disposed bolts e2 e2 are passed through connecting-plates e5, against which bear the securing-nuts on said bolts.

F is a hollow reach or rod provided with right and left hand screw-threads at its opposite ends. The rear end of said reach or rod is screwed into an L-shaped rod, j', attached to the connecting-plate of a central clip on the rear axle, and the front end of said reach is screwed into the rearwardly-proj ecting portion of a T-joint, f', attached to the connecting-plate of the front central bolts, e2.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced an improved run ning-gear embodying advantages in point of simplicity, durability, general efliciency, and inexpensiveness.

I claim as my inventionl. As an improvement in running-gears for IOO tions on said side bars or rods, the rings or collars having set-screws and secured on said side bars or rods on either side of said clips, and the springs, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL STOVER SCHOFF. With esses:

GEO. WATsoN, JOHN H. GATREL. 

